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Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode

Virginia rates for HCPCS 64553

This is a procedure to place a thin wire electrode near a nerve that runs directly from the brain, such as the vagus nerve, by passing it through the skin rather than through an open incision. The electrode connects to a stimulator device that delivers gentle electrical pulses to help treat certain conditions.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement Of A Cranial Nerve Stimulator Electrode cost?

$2,617

Typical total for the visit. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,617 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $575 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$575$372 to $1,995
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$417 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $214 to $15,136Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $182 to $3,236
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,042professional $575

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$3,235.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57,543.99
Median
$64,565.42
Typical High
$70,794.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,122.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$4,168.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$38,018.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 24.4 times more in Indiana than in North Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Virginia· 41st of 50

$2,617

$575 physician + $2,042 facility

IN $30,589NC $1,255

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.